The Best Sneakers of 2020
Salehe Bembury Top 10
Footwear Design Director of GREATS
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Salehe Bembury is an American shoe designer and the Footwear Design Director at Brooklyn-based footwear label GREATS.
Raised in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood, Bembury graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Industrial Design in 2009 and honed his skills at brands like United Nude, Damon Dash, Birkenstock, and Cole Haan, the latter of which he designed the successful LunarGrand collection for.
Alongside starting his own apparel label Duane NYC, Bembury was appointed Footwear Design Director at GREATS in July 2014, adding new designs like The Wilson and the Pronto Runner to the brand’s repertoire.
Being a New York native, Bembury is heavily influenced by downtown culture, which he mixes with more traditional footwear design, a style honed during his stints at Payless ShoeSource and Cole Haan.
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Bembury finishes off a strong 2020 with two original silhouettes.
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We speak to fashion experts about Versace’s renowned Greca and Medusa patterns.
A striking blue iteration.
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Footwear News’ 2020 Achievement Awards also salute Cardi B, Salehe Bembury, Birkenstock and more.
Alongside the COMME des GARÇONS x Nike Air Force 1 Mid, a new NMD Hu pack from Pharrell and adidas and much more.
The collaborative sneaker was originally teased back in April.
The entire detention lasted about three minutes.
The Salehe Bembury-designed silhouette has made its official retail debut.
